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skirret
[skir-it]
noun
a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root.
skirret
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
an umbelliferous Old World plant, Sium sisarum, cultivated in parts of Europe for its edible tuberous roots
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skirret1
Example Sentences
There are root crops like beets, carrots, celery root, and the parsnip-like skirret.
This beer was made with barley, to which was added the lupin, the skirret, and the root of an Assyrian plant.
Store potatoes, beet, salsafy, scorzonera, skirret, carrots and parsnips, by the end of the month.
Hamburgh parsley, scorzonera, and skirrets, are much esteemed for their roots, the only part which is eaten.
They likewise use dried fish, and several kinds of roots, one of which named yuca resembles skirret; likewise lupines and many other leguminous vegetables.
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